Area data
Truchas, NM — ZIP 87578
Population: 528 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 87578 (Truchas, NM) is $315,800. Homes sell for a median $625,000 after a median 172 days on market. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with lightning, drought, inlandflooding the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 7.8% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$315,800
Median home value
172
Median days on market
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $315,800
- House Price Index (state)
- 406.5 (+0.8% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $625,000
- Median list price
- $699,500
- Median price per sqft
- $225
- 1-year sale-price change
- +76.1%
- Median days on market
- 172 days
- Homes sold (recent period)
- 1
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 100.0%
- Active listings
- 3
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 92.2 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $9.80/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, drought, inlandFlooding, landslide, wildfire
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · drought: Relatively Moderate · earthquake: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively Moderate · landslide: Relatively Moderate · lightning: Relatively High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 88% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 77.6%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- North Railroad Avenue Plume (15.4 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 19.4 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6a (extreme annual low -10 to -5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 45
- Days with Good air quality
- 252
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 104
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 108
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 5
- Nearest national park
- Manhattan Project National Historical Park (30 mi)
- National parks include
- Manhattan Project National Historical Park, Bandelier National Monument, Pecos National Historical Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 4
- Nearest airport
- Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO) (13 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Taos Regional Airport (TSM) (29 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 6
- Hospitals include
- CHRISTUS ST VINCENT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, PRESBYTERIAN ESPANOLA HOSPITAL, LOS ALAMOS MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.7 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.3 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,951
- Housing built before 1970
- 63.8%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 13.2%
- Median annual property tax
- $925
- Households with broadband internet
- 53.1%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 5,451
- Average weekly wage
- $956
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
How it compares
| ZIP 87578 | State median | US median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $625,000 | $325,000 | $325,000 |
| Median days on market | 172 days | 90 days | 51 days |
| Median annual property tax | $925 | $929 | $2,006 |
State and US medians are computed across all US ZIP codes with sufficient public-data coverage, from the same sources as the figures above.
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 87578?
- $315,800.
- What is the median sale price in ZIP 87578?
- $625,000.
- How long do homes take to sell in ZIP 87578?
- Median days on market: 172 days.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 87578?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, drought, inlandFlooding, landslide, wildfire.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 87578?
- Risk to homes is higher than 88% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 87578?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 87578?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 87578?
- Good. Median AQI: 45. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 87578?
- Regional Price Parity: 92.2 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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